Nanoaluminum-Interesting Article

wonder if he launched rockets as a kid?

I worked with one of the guys that helped develop the process to make nano-aliuminum (now applied to other metals too).

This is a very interesting material for highly energetic and high burning rate applications. For example it makes an endburning orbital rocket booster practical, increasing density, ISP and optimizing thrust curve all in one shot.

There are of course military applications.

The stuff is very very expensive and even in upscaled commercial production in the future, nano aluminum is likely to be 10-20 times the cost of micron aluminum.

Also access is controlled since its sole purpose of note is explosives.

Jerry

Who would that be? Where did you work with him? Did you both have the same employer?